Further boosting technology shares was the news that Nvidia was buying Mellanox Technologies for $6.8 billion.

The fatal crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 - the second involving a Boeing 737 Max 8 in five months - caused airlines in three countries to ground all flights involving the popular jet and cast fresh safety concerns on the airline.

Boeing lost another 6.2% today after multiple countries grounded the 737 MAX airplane.

The world's largest planemaker, which is the best performing Dow component this year by a wide margin, fell as much as 13.4% on Monday and weighed on the Dow Jones index.

U.S. stocks jumped on Monday as the technology sector led a broad-based rebound following five straight sessions of losses, but a fall in Boeing's shares limited the Dow's advance after a deadly airline crash in Ethiopia.

March 12 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after tame inflation data supported the Federal Reserve's dovish stance on future rate hikes, but Boeing's fall for a second straight day in a row pressured the Dow. Stocks were helped by a USA government report showing retail sales rose slightly in January after falling in December.

The dollar fell more steeply shortly after data revealed that the USA consumer-price index climbed 0.2% in February, matching market expectations, while the cost of living over the past year slowed again to 1.5% from 1.6%.

According to the Commerce Department, Retail Sales rose 0.2 percent. Stocks were helped by a US government report showing retail sales rose slightly in January.

The Dow lost 164 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 25,2872. Additionally, sales in January increased 2.3 percent from a year ago. Bank stocks also showed early strength, with Morgan Stanley gaining 1.6 percent.

Intel rose 1.5 per cent Wednesday and UnitedHealth Group climbed 2.6 per cent.

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